Historical Events In 1844

Jul 27   Fire destroys the US mint at Charlotte, NC in the year 1844.  

Jul 27   In the year 1844 fire destroys US mint at Charlotte, NC  

Jul 27   In the year 1844 john Dalton, Engl physicist/chemist (molecular theorist), dies at 77  

Jul 28   In the year 1844 gerard Manley Hopkins, England, poet (Windhover)  

Jul 29   On this day in history franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, composer, dies at 53  

Jul 29   In the year 1844 new York Yacht Club forms  

Jul 29   In the year 1844 nY Yacht Club forms  

Jul 30   On this day in history 1st US yacht club organized, NY Yacht Club  

Jul 31   In the year 1844 ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist  

Aug 08   In the year 1844 brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death  

Aug 11   Jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Aug 13   On this day in history explorer Ludwig Leichhardt leaves Brisbane to explore unknown territory beyond the Darling Downs.  

Aug 14   Henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 17   In the year 1844 menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913)  

Aug 19   Minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils) in the year 1844.  

Aug 29   1st white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win in the year 1844.  

Aug 29   On this day in history the first white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win  

Aug 30   In the year 1844 francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies  

Aug 30   Friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum) on this day in history.  

Sep 05   Iron ore discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains on this day in history.  

Sep 11   On this day in history george Clement Martin, composer  

Sep 14   Oliver Holden, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1844.  

Sep 25   Canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international on this day in history.  

Sep 27   Charles Nodier, French writer (History du chien the Brisquet), dies in the year 1844.  

Sep 28   Michael Hertz, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 28   Oscar I of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden in the year 1844.  

Oct 01   Naval Observatory headed by LT Matthew Fontaine Maury occupies first permanent quarters on this day in history.  

Oct 03   Patrick Manson, "Father of tropical medicine" on this day in history.  

Oct 11   Henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties) on this day in history.  

Oct 11   In the year 1844 the birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer  

Oct 12   Claude Tillier, French journalist/writer (My Uncle Benjamin), dies in the year 1844.  

Oct 12   George W Cable, American writer (Northampton Years) in the year 1844.  

Oct 15   In the year 1844 friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born  

Oct 17   Miguel Nieto, composer on this day in history.  

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Jan 04   Thomas H Rollinson, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, [St Bernadette of Lourdes], saint/visionary was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 14   Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 16   Ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919) was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 20   Johan Peter Selmer, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of frederick E Kitziger, composer  

Jan 30   Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 01   Eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jan 31   In the year 1844 death of henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (b. 1773)  

Feb 04   In the year 1844 willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49  

Feb 15   Henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Feb 16   Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792) died in the year 1844.  

Feb 27   Nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Feb 28   Abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton on this day in history.  

Feb 29   Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.